Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW

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Spectrum: The fascinating world of science and technology

Spectrum is a half-hour weekly with developments in the fields of science and technology.

From advances that will change our lives to offbeat oddities, our team of reporters around the world keeps you up to date.

Meet Nobel Prize-winning inventors, be the first to know about innovations in technology or discover the meaning of research in everyday life. Background to science as it appears in the headlines and discoveries you probably never heard about.


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This week on the show: With Artemis about to launch, we need to ask ourselves an important question: What do we actually want for our moon?

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  • Added: Aug 26, 2022
  • Length: 30:00
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  • Added: Sep 02, 2022
  • Length: 30:00
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This week on the show: Denying COVID was 'airborne' — and later acknowledging it was — will likely go down as one of the worst mistakes ever made i...

  • Added: Sep 09, 2022
  • Length: 30:00
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Weekly roundup — Let's make a baby If embryos can be made without eggs or sperm... then what are they made of? And also, a really easy thing you c...

  • Added: Sep 19, 2022
  • Length: 30:00
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This week on the show: Breathe it all in. Avoiding COVID-19 infections through 'mucosal vaccines,' and how about a good night's sleep (even if it's...

  • Added: Sep 23, 2022
  • Length: 30:00
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Science unscripted: Checking up on your brain & heart. A new drug for Alzheimer's really may be 'historic,' and some stunning data on what COVID ...

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  • Added: Sep 29, 2022
  • Length: 30:00
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Weekly round-up: Do you regret getting your dog? New research shows that some dog/owner relationships aren't actually healthy.

  • Added: Oct 07, 2022
  • Length: 30:00
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This week on the show: New data shows what fasting and low-carb diets actually do to you — and if you want to save your relationship, stop 'phubbing.'

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  • Added: Oct 15, 2022
  • Length: 30:00
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Weekly roundup — Wait, did that really happen?

  • Added: Oct 21, 2022
  • Length: 30:00
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Science unscripted: For you, from Europe. The science stories that will actually change your day — and maybe make you laugh. Science unscripted is ...

  • Added: Nov 07, 2022
  • Length: 30:00
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Having nothing in your head is okay - science unscripted

  • Added: Nov 03, 2022
  • Length: 30:00
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AI is here, and you should use it - science unscripted.

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  • Added: Nov 11, 2022
  • Length: 30:00
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Weekly roundup — Something unique & beautiful

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  • Added: Nov 22, 2022
  • Length: 30:00
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This week on the show: Should we be breaking the law to save the climate?

  • Added: Nov 24, 2022
  • Length: 30:00

  • Added: Dec 29, 2022
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  • Added: Dec 02, 2022
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Weekly roundup — Things that should've been answered already. Is it really true that uneducated people grossly overestimate their abilities? Also, ...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2022
  • Length: 30:00
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It's the most wonderful time (to think about relationships)

  • Added: Dec 23, 2022
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  • Added: Dec 08, 2022
  • Length: 30:00
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  • Added: Jan 04, 2023
  • Length: 30:00